Union calls out public servants in Barbados to mass protest

July 03, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6420" align="alignleft" width="300"] NUPW president Akanni McDowall (left) and acting general secretary Roslyn Smith. (Photo: Barbados Today)[/caption] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 3, 2015 – Thousands of Government workers across Barbados will take part in a mass protest on Monday, as the island’s biggest public sector...

‘FREAK’ Calls Beenie man, Popcaan

July 02, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6411" align="alignleft" width="300"] (L-R) Popcaan and Beenie Man[/caption] DANCEHALL artistes Beenie Man and Popcaan are featured on the remix of British duo Krept and Konan's Freak of the Week single. The track -- which also features American R&B singer Jeremih -- was produced by California-based DJ...

Drugs Galore

July 02, 2015 in Regional

Police are reporting success in their war against drugs, after members of the Police Task Force, along with officers attached to the “C” Division unearthed 13,651 cannabis plants from the Ras Freeman, Table Hill Gordon, in Liberta, yesterday. The drugs were reportedly extracted from three separate...

Digicel Group posts US$157m net loss

July 01, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6389" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Digicel headquarters in downtown Kingston[/caption] DIGICEL Group's mobile subscriber base and total revenues remained flat amid posting a US$157.6 million (J$18.2 b) net loss for its March 2015 year end, documents indicate. The group announced plans last week to list on the...